Whoever designs, engraves, prints, makes, or executes, or utters,
issues, distributes, circulates, or uses any business or
professional card, notice, placard, circular, handbill, or
advertisement in the likeness or similitude of any obligation or
security of the United States issued under or authorized by any Act
of Congress or writes, prints, or otherwise impresses upon or
attaches to any such instrument, obligation, or security, or any
coin of the United States, any business or professional card,
notice, or advertisement, or any notice or advertisement whatever,
shall be fined under this title. Nothing in this section applies to
evidence of postage payment approved by the United States Postal
Service.

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 292 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 177, 35 Stat. 1122).
Enumeration of obligations of the United States was omitted in
view of definition in section 8 of this title.
Changes in phraseology were also made.
AMENDMENTS
2006 - Pub. L. 109-162 inserted at end "Nothing in this section
applies to evidence of postage payment approved by the United
States Postal Service."
1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
"fined not more than $500".
1951 - Act July 16, 1951, prohibited use of notices or
advertising prints or labels on United States coins.